Yo La Tengo have been doing a Hanukkah Residency at New York’s Bowery Ballroom. Last night, they brought out a bunch of Ramones covers, including an opening instrumental of “Blitzkrieg Bop” and encore performances of “Rockaway Beach,” “I Can’t Make It On Time,” &...

The third night of Yo La Tengo’s Hannukah residency at Bowery Ballroom featured another awesome assortment of covers and guests. After an assist from Steve Shelley earlier this week, his Sonic Youth bandmate Lee Ranaldo played much of Tuesday’s show with YLT, including a suitably loud and droning cover of the Velvet Undergrou...

Yo La Tengo continued their annual Hannukah shows at Bowery Ballroom Monday night with another set speckled with covers and special guests. At Sunday’s opening night, the band — who have a new album called This Stupid World on the way — welcomed members of Lambchop and Pavement to the stage. This time it was Sleater-Kinney&#821...

Yo La Tengo have an annual tradition. Every year, the New Jersey indie lifers play eight back-to-back Hanukkah shows at New York’s Bowery Ballroom. (The shows used to happen at Maxwell’s in Hoboken before that club shut down.) For their Hanukkah shows, YLT bring out surprise guests and play unexpected covers, and the whole af...

A new Yo La Tengo album is coming! The legendary indie rock trio will release This Stupid World, which they’re calling their 16th studio LP, in February. It’s preceded today by “Fallout,” a chugging, droning fuzz-pop gem in the classic YLT mold. “I don’t have what you need,” I...